Following the continuous enlargement of the first generation Mustangs until 1973, Ford decided to dramatically decrease its size to as close as possible to the original model. Thus, the second generation Mustang was launched in 1974.
Lee Iacocca, president of Ford at that time, thought that the original car had been replaced by a way too heavy and low-performance Mustang. Consequently, shape and styling, as well as the mechanical features, were all reformulated in order to give the car an ... more